NOAA Seal - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Margara, Puerto Rico
Margara, Puerto Rico


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Photo of berm created by vessel grounding; left side is unimpacted coral reef, barren area to right is where the vessel grounded. Unimpacted coral reef adjacent to grounding site. Section of anti-fouling bottom paint scraped off on the rock from the vessel's hull. Impact on top of a coral reef pinnacle, rubble has been pushed down the sides. T/V Margara aground with tugs alongside. Photo courtesy of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural & Environmental Resources, April 2006 Large staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) coral thicket, hull impact is visible in the top center of the photo. Map of location of T/V Margara grounding impacts off of Tallaboa


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